Europe · Spain
The three great museums, tapas until midnight and hotels on the grand avenues.
Our notes
Madrid is the Spanish capital that Spaniards prefer. The Prado, Thyssen and Reina Sofía sit within a fifteen minute walk of each other, the Retiro park is beside them, and dinner does not start until nine. The grand hotels on the Paseo del Prado have been restored in the last decade and the townhouse hotels in Salamanca and Chamberí are now as good. We arrange private museum guides, a flamenco tablao that is not for tourists, and a day trip to Toledo or Segovia by car with lunch arranged.
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Madrid, Madrid
A 200-room hotel designed by Ian Schrager on Plaza de Celenque, a few minutes' walk from Puerta del Sol and Madrid's Golden Triangle of Art, with five restaurants and a fourth-floor infinity pool.
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Madrid, Madrid
A Four Seasons hotel built from seven historic buildings in central Madrid, with 200 rooms and suites, a rooftop restaurant by chef Dani García and the city's largest urban spa.
Price on request
Madrid, Madrid
A Belle Époque palace opened in 1910 by King Alfonso XIII, standing between the Prado Museum and Retiro Park in Madrid's Art Triangle, restored in 2021.
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Madrid, Madrid
A 50-room hotel from the Nobu group on Madrid's central Alcalá, with a tri-level restaurant, rooftop terrace and private fitness centre.
Price on request